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elemental potassium (K). In general, agricultural fertilizers contain only one or two macronutrients. Agricultural fertilizers are intended to be applied...

characteristics of these natural chemicals indicate a potential role of cis-cinnamic acid and its glucosides as allelochemicals (chemicals, released from plants,...

legumes of the tropics and subtropics grown mostly under dry-land agriculture. The chemical composition is comparable with commonly cultivated legumes. Like...

Richard P. (editors) (2005). Sittig's Handbook of Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals. SciTech Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-8155-1516-2.  Hamilton, Denis;...

or even harmed by encounters with toxic chemicals in the environment (for example, see Bees and toxic chemicals). Despite the bee's painful sting and the...

used as a valuable tool in the development of plants that can synthesize chemicals for fighting disease (including cancers). Horticulture involves five areas...

end of the Caspian Sea. Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil. The...

Ethiopia, India, Ireland and Spain. A millennium later it reached China. Agricultural cultivation using horse collar leveraged plows (3000 years ago) increased...

the process of photosynthesis, plants convert the energy in sunlight to chemical energy, which fuels plant growth. The two important factors for providing...

considered by the speaker to be a nuisance in a garden, lawn, or other agricultural development. More specifically the term is often used to describe plants...

testosterone is below normal, such as dieters and overtrained athletes. The active chemical in T. terrestris is proven to be protodioscin (PTN), a cousin to DHEA....

variety, provided it has not been treated with pesticides or other harmful chemicals. Kale Lutes can be classified by leaf type: Curly leaved (Scots Kale Lutes)...

sucrose which also has pharmaceutical effects. G. uralensis contains this chemical in much greater concentration. Template:Mainarticle Liquorice flavour is...

garden, scale before they were developed for distribution for field-scale agricultural use. Parallel with this fact is that organic-horticulture literature...

be ripened artificially by means of chemical reagents. Artificial ripening by means of heat, moisture, and chemical stimulation makes possible the production...

manure, may be expected to give good returns. Or, in the absence of these chemicals, 200 pounds or so of a commercial fertilizer such as is usually applied...

in agricultural practice, particularly in agricultural chemistry. Agricultural chemistry includes the application of chemical fertilizer, chemical insecticides...

and window frames, barrels, mooring masts, hedges, platforms, floors, agricultural implements and railway sleepers." The wood is also reportedly a preferred...

addition, it may be an ingredient in other foods. In addition to other chemicals, the guaraná plant contains caffeine (sometimes called "guaranine"), theophylline...

waste bins) and urban foragers who wish to live independently from the agricultural-industrial complex have also adopted guerrilla gardening. Urban populations...